James Gallagher, 80

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Former Staten Islander James E. Gallagher, 80, of Marlboro, N.J, a retired city Correction captain who cherished time spent with his family, died Sunday at home.

Born in Brooklyn, he graduated from Erasmus High School and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He lived in Eltingville for 17 years and in Bay Terrace for eight years until moving to Marlboro in 1994.

He was a captain for the New York City Department of Correction, working in both Manhattan and Brooklyn for 20 years. He retired in 1981.

He was a 4th degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus, Father McGivney Council, Marlboro. He was also a Eucharistic minister at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold, N.J., and a parishioner of St. Gabriel's R.C. Church, Marlboro.

Mr. Gallagher enjoyed the home he shared with his family in County Mayo, Ireland, and visited there often throughout the years. His greatest passion was spending time with his family.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, the former Nora O'Donnell; his daughter, Joanne McWilliams; two sisters, Margaret Coogan and Ann Brunner, and three grandchildren.

The funeral will be Saturday from the Waitt Funeral Home, Morganville, N.J., with a mass at 10 a.m. in St. Gabriel's R.C. Church, Marlboro. Entombment will follow in St. Gabriel's Cemetery, Marlboro.